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Radclyffe (Author)
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October 1, 2005
In 1860's Montana Territory, Kate Beecher, a young woman from Boston, faces the hardships and hard choices of life on the frontier. Just eighteen and quietly struggling against the social constraints of the era, Kate meets a woman who fires first her imagination, and then her dreams. Jessie Forbes, a fiercely independent rancher, finds in Kate the passion she never knew she had been missing. This is the story of their struggle to love in a land, and time, as cruel as it was beautiful.
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  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Bold Strokes Books; 2nd edition (October 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 193311021X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1933110219
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.4 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #724,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Radclyffe, a retired surgeon and full time author-publisher, has published over thirty-five novels as well as dozens of short stories, has edited numerous anthologies, and, writing as L. L. Raand, has authored a paranormal romance series, The Midnight Hunters. She is a eight time Lambda Literary Award finalist in romance, mystery and erotica--winning in both romance (Distant Shores, Silent Thunder) and erotica (Erotic Interludes 2: Stolen Moments edited with Stacia Seaman and In Deep Waters 2: Cruising the Strip written with Karin Kallmaker). A member of the Saints and Sinners Literary Hall of Fame, she is also a 2010 RWA/FF&P Prism Award Winner for Secrets in the Stone, an Independent Publisher's award winner (IPPY), an Alice B. Readers' award Winner, and a finalist for the Benjamin Franklin award, the ForeWord Review Book of the Year award, and the 2010 Heart of Excellence Readers' Choice award. She is also the president of Bold Strokes Books, one of the world's largest independent LGBT publishing companies.

She states, "I began reading lesbian fiction at the age of twelve when I found a copy of Ann Bannon's Beebo Brinker. That book and others like it convinced me that I was not alone, that there were other women who felt like I did. Our literature provides support and validation and very often, a lifeline, for members of our community throughout the world. I am proud and honored to be able to publish the many fine authors at Bold Strokes Books and to contribute in some small way to the words that the celebrate LGBTQ experience."

You can visit Radclyffe at http://www.facebook.com/Radclyffe.BSB?ref=ts

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A heated, sparkling Old West tale., July 28, 2002
This review is from: Innocent Hearts (Paperback)
Rad's Innocent Hearts is utterly charming! The romance simply sizzles off the pages as young Bostonian Kate Beecher becomes
totally enamored of Montana rancher Jessie Forbes. A magically romantic story with characters you fall in love with.
A fascinating journey toward finding a place in life and the love and acceptance Kate and Jessie have craved for so long.

Distinguished by wonderfully evocative descriptions of the Western landscape, Innocent Hearts is sure to strike a chord with readers who have struggled and won the freedom to embrace their own lives.

The ending to this story is one that truly leaves a smile on the reader's face. This one will go on my keeper shelf

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A winning lesbian historical romance, June 16, 2002
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This review is from: Innocent Hearts (Paperback)
Set in the American West  in the rugged Montana Territory, deep in the Rockies  in the mid-nineteenth century, INNOCENT HEARTS is a tale of two young women who fall passionately in love. We follow the story of Kate Beecher  an educated Bostonian who has come West with her parents  and Jessie Forbes  wrangler, rancher, businesswoman - as they come to recognize and explore the depth of their feelings for one another as friendship turns to passion. But when their love is tested by both natural disasters and societal expectations, will they have the strength to buck all convention and build a life together? And at what cost?

This story has all the hallmarks of a classic Radclyffe tale: strong women who live and love passionately and independently; moments of soul-twisting loneliness and despair; vividly sensual, erotic lovemaking scenes. In INNOCENT HEARTS, Radclyffe adds the historical element to the mix, making this a quite unconventional coming-out story as well. And unlike many storytellers who tell stories of this sort, Radclyffe never preaches to her readers and never trivializes the very real conflicts faced by characters.

Radclyffe  the author of SAFE HARBOR, LOVES MELODY LOST, and ABOVE ALL, HONOR as well as the forthcoming SHIELD OF JUSTICE  has hit the lesbian romance market with a vengeance in the past fifteen months. If youve never read her work and you love stories about sexy, romantic, strong women, hurry up and see what youve been missing: simply the best books in this class. Radclyffes stories will warm your heart and set your soul on fire.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Terrific Tale of Life, Love & Heartbreak in the Old West!, June 30, 2002
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Kate Beecher, a beautiful, intelligent, accomplished young woman from Boston's Society Circle, travels west with her parents towards a life with an uncertain future. Arriving at their new home, Kate meets Jessie Forbes, a woman rancher who somewhat "scandalizes" Kate by wearing pants, and carrying a gun!

Intrigued by Jessie, Kate wheedles an invitation to attend the festivities when all the ranchers arrive in town for the "annual round-up" where Jessie rescues Kate from almost being trampled in a stampede.

Spending more and more time around each other, Kate and Jessie soon begin experiencing "strange feelings" when together. When the entire town is besieged by a mysterious illness, Kate and Jessie's friendship is thrown into a whirlwind! Will they survive to acknowledge these feelings? Will these feelings turn into love? Will another who has feelings for Jessie interfere? Will a possible newfound love withstand age-old prejudices?

Come along as the writer takes you on a wondrous journey of the lives of these two incredible women as they face life in the "untamed" Montana territory. You will definitely find yourselves intrigued by both the beauty and dangers of the old west as you experience life as the settlers lived it! This is one journey NOT to be missed!

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